QUALIFICATIONS
- Positive attitude and committed strong work ethic
- Genuine enthusiasm and passion about personal and professional success
- Strong analytical, idea generating and problem solving skills
- Dedicated to quality performance in all aspects of work
- Excellent communication and writing skills in English, Russian and Ukrainian.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

HARDWARE: IBM (PC), MAC

PLATFORMS: PC DOS, Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista, Mac Os X, Linux

APPLICATIONS: Adobe Premium CS Suite 4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, etc.), Corel DRAW, QuarkXPress, 3Ds MAX, Sound Forge, MS FrontPage, MS Office Suites 1997-2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.) and many more.

TECHOLOGY & PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: HTML, CSS, WEB 2.0, ASP, PHP, XML, CMS, SEO, JavaScript, Joomla/Drupal and more.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

National Payment Provider (NPP), Creative Director, Irvine, California, Jul 2008 – 2009
Company background:  National Electronic Payment Processing company (credit, debit, ACH processing) www.paymentprovider.com Responsible for creating and promoting company’s brand, website, marketing campaigns and presentations; handling of vendor contracts, project outsourcing, new product development, daily graphic design and web development.

National Merchant Center (NMC), Head of Marketing Dept., Irvine,California, Feb 2006 – May 2008
Company background:  Credit card processing company, a leading provider of end-to-end payment processing solutions.  www.nationalmerchant.com  Responsible for development of company’s brand and style, close involvement in development of products and services, user interfaces and various media from concept to completion. Communication and guidance between Sales, IT and Client Support departments to broaden the customer base, enhance company visibility, expand target markets, and improve productivity and workflow. Manage all operational, strategic, financial, quote/bid, staffing and administrative functions.

NMC, Web Developer & Graphic Designer, Costa Mesa, California, December 1999 – February 2006
- Design, development and maintenance of company websites and user interfaces
- Development of Video and Audio presentations and other Media for company needs
- Creation of presentations, graphics, ads, brochures, media and other collateral materials
- Design and production of plastic cards (credit/gift/loyalty cards)
- Creation of various forms, contracts and documents

EDUCATION

BANKING FACULTY OF KIEV STATE TRADING UNIVERSITY, Kiev, Ukraine 09/1997 – 06/1999
UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & PSYCHOLOGY, Kiev, Ukraine 09/1992 – 06/1997
GLIER TECHNICAL MUSIC COLLEGE, Kiev, Ukraine 09/1986 - 07/1990